Filing appliance.



R. M. VICK.

FILING APPLIANCE.-

APPLICATION HLED JUNE 29.1911.

Patented July 20, 1915.

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ROLLO M. vIOK, E DETROIT, MICHIGAN, AssIeiiOn, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TOTHE lVIcCASKEY REGISTER COMPANY, (INCORPORATED IN 1914, OF ALLIANCE,OHIO, A

CORPORATION or OHIO.

Application filed June 29, 1911.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ROLLO M. VIon, a citizenof the United States, residing at'Detroit, in the county of lVayne andState of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inand relating to Filing Appliances, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a filing appliance or card index.

For the purpose of illustration, I have, in the accompanying drawings,shown and herein described one form of filing appliance embodying myinvention.

Figure l is a longitudinal section through a drawer or holder showing aseries of cards and a follower embodying my invention mounted therein.Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the follower. Fig. is an inverted Fig. 1is a longitudinal sectional view taken on a line passing through one ofits supporting legs. Figs. 5 and 6 illustrate a slightly modified formof the invention, Fig. 5 being a fragmentary longitudinal sectional viewand Fig. 6 a fragmentary perspective of the drawer or holder.

In the drawings, 1 indicates a support or It preferably comprises adrawer having a bottom 1, sides 1 (only one side being shown) a frontwall 1 and a rearwall 1 1 indicates a suitable handle carried by thefront wall 1.

2 indicates the cards or papers which are to be filed in the holder 1,one behind the other, and arranged on their lower edges, as is customaryin keeping records of any kind by a card system. The cards 2 may includesuitable index, division or title carrying cards, such as may befoundnecessary in the system.

3 indicates a follower mounted in the holder. It is movable oradjustable from end to end thereof in either direction to accommodateitself to the number of cards in the holder, or the increase or decreasein number thereof from time to time. The fol lower 3 comprises twomembers 3", 3", the member .3 serving to carry a portion of the cardsand interposed between them and the bottom 1 of the holder, and member 3operating as the back, abutment or rest for the rearmost card 2-a1idsupporting it in an approximately vertical position. As is wellunderstood, by supporting the rear card in specification of LettersPatent.

FILING APPLIANCE.

Patented July 20, 1915.

Serial No. 636,063.

this manner, all the cards in front of it are similarly supported.Preferably, the two members 3, 3 are formed integrally from a section ofsheet metal which is bent along a transverse line 3 to place saidmembers at the proper angles relative to each other.

3,'3 indicate a pair of legs Or supports for the rear end of the member3 These legs are preferably arranged near the opposite longitudinalsides of the follower. The lower or free ends of the legs may besharpened or pointed, as shown at 3 in Order that, under the influenceof the weight of the cards 2, they will slightly penetrate the surfaceof the bottom l at all positions of adjustment. As a result of thisoperation, the follower will be prevented from slipping or moving ineither direction, without first slightly raising it or at leastrelieving it of the weight thereon, and will be held in any place inwhich it is positioned.

As shown in the drawings, the card carrying member 3 rests at itsforward transverse edge upon the bottom l and is supported at its rearend by the legs 3 Since the member 3 is comparatively long, aconsiderable number of cards are carried thereby, the weight of whichcards operate effectively to cause sufficient friction between the legs3 and bottom 1 to prevent'movement of the follower.

When the members 3 3 are formed from sheet metal, I prefer to slit themetal on converging lines 3 and 3, and to bend the slitted portionsbackwardly slightly, as shown, to form the legs 3 The upper transverseedge of the back 8* is preferably turned over or doubled on itself, asshown at 3. This construction servesto strengthen the upper end of theback transversely and also to form a smooth edge for the hands to engagewith. f

In Figs. 5 and 6 I have shown a slightly modified form of the invention.Referring to these figures 1 indicates the drawer or holder having abottom 1*. 3indicates thefollower, which is mounted in the holder. 4indicates friction increasing means mounted on or formed in the bottom 1and arranged in position to be engaged by the ends of the legs 3 Thefriction increasing means preferably comprise a series of serrations orteeth 4? which may be formed by cutting out short, transverse V-shapedgrooves in the bottom 1; There is a series of serrations for each leg 3and said series extends substantially from end to end of the drawerbottom. As will be apparent from the drawings, the legs 8 are adapted tolie in alined grooves formed between two teeth 4: in each series andwill thus be held against forward or rearward sliding movement.

To those skilled in the art of making filing appliances of theclassdescribed, many alterations in construction and widely differingembodiments and applications of my invention will suggest themselves,without departing from the spirit and scope thereof. My disclosures andthe description herein are purely illustrative, and are not intended to.be in any sense limiting.

What I claim is l. The combination with a support, of a followerarranged to rest on the support and adapted to support cards and similararticles thereon, and a leg carried by the follower and bearing on thesupport, the lower end of said leg being pointed and arranged topenetrate the surface of the support to prevent movement thereonwhenever the follower may be positioned.

2. The combination with a support or holder, of a follower comprising acard carrying member having its forward or front edge adapted to rest onsaid support, a back fixed to said member for supporting cards in asubstantially vertical position, and a leg I for supporting the rear endof said card carrying member, the lower end of the leg being sharpenedor pointed, whereby the weight of the cards carried by the card carryingmember causes the leg to penetrate the surface of the support to preventmove ment of the follower.

3. The combination with a support, and a series of cards mountedtherein, of a follower for said cards comprising a cardcarrying memberon which a portion of said cards are supported, a back for supportingthe cards in substantially a vertical position, and a pair of legs forsupporting the follower at one end, the legs terminating in sharpenedends whereby they penetrate the surface of the support and preventmovement of the follower therealong.

4:. A follower for a filing appliance formed from sheet-metal, the metalbeing bent on a transverse line to form a card carrying member arrangedto support a series of cards, anda back against which the rear card ofthe series rests, in combination with supporting devices having pointedends arrangedto penetrate the surface of a support under the weight ofthe cards on the card-carrying member to prevent movement of thefollower.

5. Afollower fora filing appliance formed from sheet metal,the metalbeing bent on a transverse, line to form a card carrying member arrangedto support a series of cards, and a back against which the rear card ofthe series rests, and the metal being slitted to provide a pair of legswhich support the card-carrying member at one end, the ends of the legsbeing pointed, whereby they penetrate'the surface of a support andprevent movement of the follower.

6. The combination of a support provided with a plurality of roughenedsurfaces eX- tending longitudinally thereof, a follower movable on thesupport and comprising an angle plate, one member thereof serving tosupport a series of cards and the other member thereof operating as. aback for the cards, and spaced legs on which the card carrying member ofthe follower is supported arranged to ,aline with said roughenedsurfaces, the lower ends of said legs being pointed and engaging saidroughened surfaces to prevent movement of the follower alongsaidsupport. I

7. The combination with a holder, of a combined follower and supportcomprising a member on which cards or papers are supported and a backagainst which the rearlnost card or paper rests, and friction increasingmeans between said combined follower and support and the bottom. of theholder, operating under the weight of the.

cards or papers to slightly penetrate the surface of the bottom andprevent movement of the said combined follower and support.

8. The combination with a holder, of a device for supporting on theiredges aseries of cards or papers in said holder, said device having amember on which the rearmost cards or papers of the series are sup-'ported and supporting devices havingv their lower ends pointed andarranged to penetrate the surface of the bottom of the holder topreventmovement of the card supporting i device relative to the holder.

9. A follower formed from a section .of sheet metal and comprising abottom member on which cards or papersare supported N and a back forsaid cards extending upwardly from the rear edge of said bottom member,and a member for supporting said back, the said supportingjmember beingconnected with said back and arranged to support the bottom at an' anglewhen the follower is mounted on asupport.v

In testimony whereof afiix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

4 ROLLO M. VICK. Witnesses: V

GRACE .E. WYNKOOP, SAMUEL E. THOMAS.

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